elevated/index.cjs

Check if script is executed with elevated permissions: using sudo on Linux or administrator rights on Windows

/**
 * @author Cédric Tailly
 * @description Check if script is executed in an elevated mode : with sudo on Linux and from an administrator account on Windows.
 */

const win32 = require("os").platform() == "win32";

module.exports.defaultMessage = win32 ? "Administrator privileges required" : "SUDO required";

module.exports.check = () => {

  if (!win32)
    return process.getuid() == 0 || !!process.env.SUDO_UID;

  try {
    require("child_process").execSync("net session", {stdio: "ignore"});
    return true;
  } catch (error) {
    return false;
  }
};

module.exports.required = message => {
  if (!module.exports.check())
    throw new Error(message ?? module.exports.defaultMessage);
};